?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F21763%2F&rft.title=Social+support+in+pregnant+teens%3A+a+systematic+review+of+social+support+interventions%0D%0A&rft.creator=Vanderpuije%2C+Makeda&rft.description=Pregnant+African+American+teens+face+a+number+of+health+and+social+risks+that+influence+the+welfare+of+their+babies.+The+potential+to+reduce+risks+of+maternal+and+infant+mortality+and+morbidity+in+this+population+is+of+great+public+health+significance.+Supportive+programs+have+demonstrated+success+in+improving+outcomes+for+young+mom+and+baby.+The+purpose+of+this+thesis+is+to+systematically+present+the+research+literature+available+documenting+adolescent+pregnancy+and+parenting+programs+with+a+strong+social+support+component.+A+systematic+review+of+the+literature+was+conducted+using+three+electronic+databases+to+identify+social+support+interventions+among+pregnant+minority+adolescents.+Interventions+were+included+if+they+were+published+between+1991+and+March+of+2014%2C+occurred+in+the+United+States%2C+had+participants+who+were+of+adolescent+age%2C+pregnant%2C+African+American+or+belonging+to+a+minority+group%2C+included+a+social+support+component%2C+and+was+published+in+English.+Thirty-three+publications+were+selected+for+review%2C+describing+25+interventions+devoted+to+the+promotion+of+social+support+among+pregnant+teenagers.+Characteristics+were+examined+for+each+intervention%3B+program+setting%2C+theoretical+basis%2C+participant+demographics%2C+components%2C+facilitators%2C+intensity+of+intervention%2C+and+reported+outcomes+were+reviewed.+Interventions+were+provided+in+clinic-%2C+school-%2C+and+community-based+settings.+The+findings+of+this+review+suggest+that+there+is+strong+support+for+programs+promoting+social+support+among+pregnant+teens.+However%2C+minority+youth+continue+to+experience+elevated+risks+of+adverse+health+and+social+consequences+of+pregnancy.+There+is+a+need+for+dissemination+of+research+findings+to+community+agencies+that+serve+this+vulnerable+population.&rft.date=2014-09-29&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F21763%2F1%2F2014MPH_MVanderpuije_Social_Support.pdf&rft.identifier=++Vanderpuije%2C+Makeda++(2014)+Social+support+in+pregnant+teens%3A+a+systematic+review+of+social+support+interventions.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++